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+1

+1 interjection: used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying. Also the alternative form of plus one.

Interjection

+1

  1. (Internet) Used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying.

Adjective

+1

  1. To a high degree.
    • There was a hint of structural problems for Germany from the opening exchanges. With Jonas Hector ruled out, Marvin Plattenhardt of Hertha Berlin had come in to play at left-back. Otherwise this was Germany to the max, Germany +1, with Mesut Özil included despite some whispered talk to the...2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05...

Also used as

+1 is also the alternative form of plus one.

Origin of +1

From Internet forums such as Slashdot that allow users to vote for or against a comment, increasing or decreasing its score by one.

Questions about +1

What does +1 mean?
+1 means used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying.
What part of speech is +1?
+1 can be an interjection or an adjective.

Words near +1 in the dictionary

  1. +
  2. ++
  3. ++good
  4. ++ungood
  5. +0
  6. +1
  7. +1s
  8. +2
  9. +ve
  10. -'
  11. -'d

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